A majority of U.S. adults are worried about a possible conflict with North Korea, and aren’t sure President Trump will be able to handle the situation, according to a CBS News poll released Tuesday.
Trump tried to inject confidence into the situation Tuesday morning, by tweeting that countries are finally working together to handle the rogue regime.
“After many years of failure, countries are coming together to finally address the dangers posed by North Korea,” he tweeted. “We must be tough & decisive!”
After many years of failure,countries are coming together to finally address the dangers posed by North Korea. We must be tough & decisive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2017
But most adults so far don’t have confidence that Trump can pull it off. The Aug. 3-6 survey found 72 percent of people are “uneasy about [a] possible conflict” and just 26 percent are “confident things will be resolved” before military action is taken by either country.
The poll said 61 percent are “uneasy” about Trump’s response to military action by North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, and just 35 percent of respondents are “confident” Trump will properly handle the situation.
Two-thirds of adults also believe North Korea is trying to exert its power through its missile tests and will not unleash a nuclear attack on U.S. soil.
North Korea recently tested two ballistic missile tests, including one that had the range to strike the U.S. mainland.
The U.S. and 14 other nations voted through the U.N. Security Council over the weekend to impose sanctions on Kim’s country for ignoring international protocol on missile tests.
The poll was conducted by landline and cellphone with 1,111 random U.S. adults nationwide and had a 4 percentage point margin of error.
